Dovecot
dovecot.org
Spec sheet
- What it does
- Dovecot Community Edition is an open-source email server.Read 8 Oct 2026 · dovecot.org
- Intended users
- Dovecot Pro is described as built for carrier and enterprise-scale email infrastructure, including telcos and hosting providers.Read 8 Oct 2026 · dovecotpro.com
- Deployment
- The download page offers source tarballs and official pre-built Docker images.Read 8 Oct 2026 · dovecot.org
- Security
- Dovecot describes a multi-process architecture that isolates tasks to limit the impact of a vulnerability in one component.Read 8 Oct 2026 · dovecot.org
- Community support
- Community support is available through mailing lists and the #dovecot IRC channel on OFTC.Read 8 Oct 2026 · dovecot.org
- Mail filtering
- Integrated Pigeonhole provides server-side filtering with the standardized Sieve language.Read 8 Oct 2026 · dovecot.org
- Package support limits
- The community package repositories are provided without official support, warranty, or SLAs.Read 8 Oct 2026 · dovecot.org
- Performance
- Dovecot uses advanced indexing and intelligent caching for performance.Read 8 Oct 2026 · dovecot.org
- Protocols
- The download page lists IMAP, POP3, and LMTP protocol packages.Read 8 Oct 2026 · dovecot.org
- Reliability
- Dovecot is designed to identify and repair common issues such as corrupted index files.Read 8 Oct 2026 · dovecot.org
- Search
- Dovecot’s full-text search integration supports message-body and substring searches.Read 8 Oct 2026 · dovecot.org
- Security reporting
- The security page directs vulnerability reports to its GPG-encrypted mailbox or YesWeHack bug bounty program.Read 8 Oct 2026 · dovecot.org
Plans and prices
Dovecot Community Edition Free Open source · LGPLv2.1 license (with a few exceptions) Read 8 Oct 2026 · dovecot.org
Dovecot Pro Priced on request Commercial version · Get a quote Read 8 Oct 2026 · dovecotpro.com
Where Specifiction places it
- Mail Server Software#20 of 347.8
